CVE-2026-80082: Microsoft Office out-of-bounds read

CVE-2026-80082 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-09-08

Microsoft Office, a widely-used productivity suite for creating documents and spreadsheets, contains a flaw that could allow an attacker to read sensitive information from a user's system over a network. If exploited, this could lead to exposure of confidential business data or personal information embedded in Office files or system memory.

Technologies: Microsoft Office. Vendors: Microsoft.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-80082 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-80082 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-80082?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 8 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Office <UNKNOWN>.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-80082?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-80082 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-80082?
Check whether you run Microsoft Office at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office, allowing an attacker to access memory regions beyond intended boundaries. The vulnerability can be triggered over a network without requiring prior authentication. By crafting a malicious Office document or exploit payload, an attacker can leak sensitive information from the affected system's memory. Microsoft has released security updates to address this issue.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Office <UNKNOWN>

Timeline

  • 2026-09-08: disclosed

References

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